Kyra Harris Bolden, who is set to become the Michigan Supreme Courts' first Black female on the bench, sat down with Local 4 to talk about the historic appointment and the challenges ahead.

Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.

Voters have reelected two Michigan Supreme Court justices, maintaining the Democratic Party’s 4-3 majority.

Bridget McCormack, the chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, says she will quit by the end of the year.

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that an abortion-rights initiative appear on the November ballot.

The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions of three people in the fatal shooting of a Flint-area teenager in 2007.

The Michigan Supreme Court has heard arguments that could wipe out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others in the Flint water scandal.

The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied a petition to grant relief to the state’s redistricting panel, who expects to adopt new congressional and legislative maps months later than allowed by the constitution.

Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure's broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature. The Democrat took no action on the expungement legislation Monday, allowing it to die when a 14-day review period expired. Michigan currently does not allow someone to petition a court to set aside a conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. In Michigan, an expungement — or set aside — clears the public record of a conviction so it does not appear in a background check. People with a DUI on their record can be greatly hampered in their careers, McBroom said, especially those who need a commercial driver's license.

LANSING, Mich. – Stephen Markman has heard his last round of cases after 21 years as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court. Markman, 71, is retiring but can still participate in opinions and orders through December. Before the court heard five cases Thursday, Chief Justice Bridget McCormack recognized Markman's tenure as a judge at the Supreme Court and the Michigan appeals court as well as U.S. attorney in Detroit and deputy attorney general in Washington. “I know very few people who have had such a long and committed career to public service as Justice Markman,” McCormack said. Markman said it's “been a blessing” to serve on the Supreme Court.

LANSING, Mich. – Despite a favorable court decision that would allow the Secretary of State to continue to suspend driver’s licenses for failure to pay court fees, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined with Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack to help people avoid suspension. A May decision by the 6th U.S. “Driver’s license suspensions are one of the leading factors for sky high jail admissions in Michigan,” said Lt. Gov. “This action is an important step toward reducing how many people come into contact with the system. It moves us closer to ensuring our policies treat people across the state fairly despite their socio-economic status.”